Which to use
“Fähre” and “Falke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,659
- “Fähre” frequency rank
- #19,569
- “Falke” frequency rank
- 30228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fähre | Falke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | spezielles Schiff, das der (gewerbsmäßigen) Beförderung von Personen und/oder Transportmitteln von Ufer zu Ufer dient | mittelgroßer, zum Teil auch kleiner Raubvogel aus der Familie der Falkenartigen |
Where the eye mixes Fähre and Falke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Fähre and Falke follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Fähre and Falke
A purely visual mix-up. Fähre ([ˈfɛːʁə]) and Falke ([ˈfalkə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fähre is recorded at frequency rank #10,659, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfɛːʁə]. Falke is at rank #19,569, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfalkə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30228, this pair ranks #1,751,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fähre vs Falke
Shared letters: ef. Private to "Fähre": hrä. Private to "Falke": akl.
"Fähre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Falke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Falke ← aflke · fakle · falek · falkke · fallke · ffalke · flake
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Fähre" and "Falke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Fähre" or "Falke"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fähre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Falke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,751,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fähre" and "Falke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Falke vs Felge". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,751,945 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.